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Job Description
Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2099.05
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Ophthalmic Medical Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
- Surgical Coordinator
- Ophthalmology Surgical Technician
- Ophthalmic Technologist (Ophthalmic Tech)
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologist
- Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
- Clinical Supervisor
- Certified Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant
- Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT)
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
- Certified Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer and Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist (CDOS and ROUB)
- Retinal Angiographer
- Optometric Technologist
- Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant
- Ophthalmic Photographer
- Ocular Care Technologist
- Medical Technologist
- Certified Retinal Angiographer
- Certified Ophthalmic Technologist
- Angiography Technologist
Tasks for “Ophthalmology Surgical Technician”
- Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
- Photograph patients' eye areas, using clinical photography techniques, to document retinal or corneal defects.
- Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
- Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
- Assess refractive condition of eyes, using retinoscope.
- Calculate corrections for refractive errors.
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
- Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
- Measure corneal thickness, using pachymeter or contact ultrasound methods.
- Perform slit lamp biomicroscopy procedures to diagnose disorders of the eye, such as retinitis, presbyopia, cataracts, or retinal detachment.
- Perform flourescein angiography of the eye.
- Assess abnormalities of color vision, such as amblyopia.
- Create three-dimensional images of the eye, using computed tomography (CT).
- Conduct tests, such as the Amsler Grid test, to measure central visual field used in the early diagnosis of macular degeneration, glaucoma, or diseases of the eye.
- Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
- Perform advanced ophthalmic procedures, including electrophysiological, electrophysical, or microbial procedures.
- Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
- Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
- Measure the thickness of the retinal nerve, using scanning laser polarimetry techniques to aid in diagnosis of glaucoma.
- Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
- Supervise or instruct ophthalmic staff.
- Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
- Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
- Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
- Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
- Collect ophthalmic measurements or other diagnostic information, using ultrasound equipment, such as A-scan ultrasound biometry or B-scan ultrasonography equipment.
- Conduct low vision blindness tests.
Related Technology & Tools
- Eye chart projectors
- Combination refractor keratometers
- Maddox rods
- Color blindness tests
- Manual blood pressure cuffs
- Potential acuity meters
- Automated lensometers
- Visual acuity cards
- Stereo vision tests
- Brightness acuity testers
- Hertel exophthalmometers
- Amsler grids
- Autorefractors
- B-Scan biometers
- Ophthalmic slit lamps
- Tangent screens
- Ophthalmoscopes
- Handheld occluders
- Jaeger lid plates
- Personal computers
- Optokinetic drums
- Titmus vision screeners
- Ophthalmic tonographers
- Manual pupillometers
- Manual lensometers
- Ophthalmic tonometers
- Fundus cameras
- Retinal tomography machines
- Ophthalmic perimeters
- Luedde exophthalmometers
- Ocular transilluminators
- Ophthalmic retinoscopes
- Steam autoclaves
- Laser facsimile machines
- Phoroptors
- A-scan biometers
- Millimeter rules
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Specular microscopes
- Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes
- Digital pupillometers
- Naugle exophthalmometers
- Bio-microscopes
- Corneal topographers
- Wavefront aberrometers
- Corneal pachymeters
- Electroretinogram equipment
- Ophthalmic syringes
- Snellen eye charts
- NaviNet Open
- MediPro Medisoft Clinical
- iChartPlus
- AcuityPro
- ezChartWriter
- Medflow Complete
- EyeMD EMR
- Web browser software
- Email software